Diary of Samuel Pepys — Complete 1667 N.S. eBook

31st. Up, and after some time with Greeting
upon my flageolet I to my office, and there all the
morning busy. Among other things, Sir W. Batten,
[Sir] W. Pen, and myself did examine a fellow of our
private man-of-war, who we have found come up from
Hull, with near L500 worth of pieces of eight, though
he will confess but 100 pieces. But it appears
that there have been fine doings there. At noon
dined at home, and then to the office, where busy
again till the evening, when Major Halsey and Kinaston
to adjust matters about Mrs. Rumbald’s bill of
exchange, and here Major Halsey, speaking much of
my doing business, and understanding business, told
me how my Lord Generall do say that I am worth them
all, but I have heard that Halsey hath said the same
behind my back to others. Then abroad with my
wife by coach to Marrowbone, where my Lord Mayor and
Aldermen, it seem, dined to-day: and were just
now going away, methought, in a disconsolate condition,
compared with their splendour they formerly had, when
the City was standing. Here my wife and I drank
at the gate, not ’lighting, and then home with
much pleasure, and so to my chamber, and my wife and
I to pipe, and so to supper and to bed.

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20s. in money, and what wine she needed,
for the burying him Archbishop is a wencher,
and known to be so Bold to deliver what he thinks
on every occasion Cast stones with his horne
crooke Court is in a way to ruin all for their
pleasures Dash the brains of it out before the
King’s face Dog, that would turn a sheep
any way which Dutch fleets being in so many places
Fool’s play with which all publick things
are done Good purpose of fitting ourselves for
another war (A Peace) He was charged with making
himself popular King governed by his lust, and
women, and rogues about him King is at the command
of any woman like a slave King the necessity
of having, at least, a show of religion Never
to keep a country-house, but to keep a coach Nobody
being willing to trust us for anything She has
this silly vanity that she must play So every
thing stands still for money They are all mad;
and thus the kingdom is governed! What way
a man could devise to lose so much in so little time